Somatic OCD/ Breathing OCD
I’ve been having this since a month and it’s horrible like I might forget how to breathe it becomes manual, and it’s every second of every day, distractions don’t really help and I feel so hopeless. I am not diagnosed with OCD, diagnosed with GAD but after a bad cold I developed this similar OCD condition being so hyper aware of my breath.
So I've had this for the last 2 months it went from swallowing to blinking to breathing.its called somatic ocd or sensor motor ocd. After 2 months I'm doing erp with a therapist because apparently that is the golden standard for treatment for thus ocd any other ocd. Also I'm on prozac 40 mg which helps a bit. After awhile your theme will change because the mind gets bored of one theme.
hey, i'm really sorry to hear you're going through this, especially with how overwhelming it must feel to be so aware of your breathing all the time. it sounds incredibly tough, but you're not alone in this. 💪 have you heard about "unstuck"? it's an ai-powered therapy tool specifically for ocd (unstuckmyocd.com). it's been a game-changer for me in the past month and could offer some support for you too. another member here recommended it to me, and i just wish i'd known about it sooner!
Great suggestions!! I have also been using the unstuck app over the last few months and I have to say its been really helpful. The developers are very supportive and make new updates every week.
i'm really sorry to hear you're going through this. feeling hyper-aware of your breathing sounds incredibly tough and exhausting. 😔 it's a lot to deal with, especially on top of gad. i'm battling a different ocd theme, but i totally get how overwhelming these feelings can be. so, i wanna share something that might help. i've been using this app called "unstuck ocd therapy tools" and it's been a game-changer for me. it offers ai-personalized guidance and exercises that really come in clutch when i need support in the moment. my local ocd support group recommended it, and it's been super helpful. also, the ocd stories podcast has been a great resource for me, hearing others' experiences and coping strategies. 🎧 might be worth checking out.
I actually have this app and it is genuinely such a game-changer for me when Im really struggling too, great rec
Hi, new here to NOCD 👋🏼 I have struggled with what I now know as somatic OCD for the last 3 1/2 years, when it comes to breathing & taking deep breaths. I have noticed that I spend 98% of my day, thinking about it & paying attention to it. I know it’s a normal bodily function but I get the urge to take deep breaths every couple of mins. When I don’t get “a full deep breath”, it sends me into a panic & the intrusive thoughts start.. “what if I never get a deep breath again” “there is nothing I can do to make myself get that full deep breath” “if I don’t get a deep breath, you must not be able to breathe” - sometimes these thoughts & moments totally take over & I find myself spiraling. I feel like all my walls are closing in & my heart starts racing. The panic usually lasts a couple of mins if that but it feels like forever. I’m much better at handling and working through it now than I was 3 years ago, but I still have bad moments & sometimes bad days. At times, I’m able to talk myself through it & I don’t let it take over but other times, it feels uncontrollable. NOCD has been helpful so far, it’s comforting knowing I’m not alone. I’m just wondering if anyone else deals with this type of OCD? Have you found anything to be helpful to deal with it? Thanks in advance.
Sometimes I feel absolutely fine, then the next few moments I’m gasping for air and it feels like it won’t fill my lungs no matter how hard I try. Sometimes it comes on so suddenly without me consciously thinking about it so I’m having a really hard time differentiating between what’s physically happening and what’s caused by somatic OCD. I wonder at times if it’s a mix of both, but either way it’s a terrible feeling and makes me feel dizzy, weak and anxious. I want to break this cycle so badly but I don’t know how to tackle it. Breathing should be such an easy, mundane thing but now it takes everything in me just to make it through each episode.
Hi I'm new here, I have been suffering from somatic breathing ocd for like a month now but has gotten so much worse since like 2 days ago my chest hurts everyday bc I be so focused on my breathing I feel like I can't switch back to automatic anym until unless I'm asleep the thought of breathing is always running constantly in the back of my mind when I'm distracting myself or when it gets worse its the only thing I can focus on. I literally feel like gasping for air too. I'm scared I might damage my automatic breathing system or something like that. Im lost as to what to do I feel like I'm beyond fixable.
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